N2 — outside your level filter
もの
ものmonoN2casual
Same meaning13
because; the reason is
- ばかりにall because — one small thing cost far more than it shouldattaches at
- だってcasual reason-opener ('cause, X); casual "even N"attaches at
- からこそprecisely because — this reason and no other made it happenattaches at
- からbecause; so — the speaker's own reasonattaches at
- ことだからknowing X as we do — a prediction from someone's known characterattaches at
- ものだからbecause — offered as an excuse the speaker could not helpattaches at
- んですit's that…; you see — marks the sentence as an explanationattaches at
- なくてnot… and; because (one) doesn'tattaches at
- なぜならthe reason is; because — opens a new sentence explaining the last oneattaches at
- につきowing to N; per N (formal, written)attaches at
- のでbecause; since — reason as circumstanceattaches at
- せいかperhaps because; maybe it's because — the cause offered only as a guessattaches at
- しand what's more — listing reasonsattaches at
All examples4
'cause — explains yourself to someone who just questioned you
だって、まだ宿題終わってないんだもん。
datte, mada shukudai owattenai n da mon.
But I haven't finished my homework yet! casual
行きたくないなあ。人が多いのは苦手だもの。
ikitakunai naa. hito ga ooi no wa nigate da mono.
I'd rather not go. Crowds just aren't my thing. casual
仕方がないよ、まだ子供だもん。
shikata ga nai yo, mada kodomo da mon.
You can't blame them — they're still children. casual
私、そういうのは苦手なんですもの。
watashi, sou iu no wa nigate na n desu mono.
I'm simply no good at that sort of thing. neutral
How it's formed3
All forms2
もんmoncontraction
味わうもん
The everyday spoken form, far commoner than もの — だって知らなかったんだもん.
ですものdesumonoformal
味わうですもの
A polite もの, sounding feminine and old-fashioned — わたくしには分かりませんもの.
Notes
Only ends a sentence, mostly as 〜んだもの／〜んだもん. A written apology uses ものだから or
ので instead.
ので instead.